Later this year, in August my brother is getting married and my mum has been struggling to get just the right outfit. Mr C had offered a trip to Birmingham several times but she had resisted taking him up on the offer. After struggling in the local towns and with internet shopping mum eventually accepted [...]
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Modern Technology
This afternoon we nipped into Birmingham to obtain a few essentials prior to the next episode of ‘Cherry on her Travels’. We had a surprisingly successful afternoon, our purchase list was all ticked off apart from a Birthday Card. I normally make birthday cards rather than buy them and on looking at the selection available [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 6th 2014
More ‘Neon Colour’ can be found here.
10 Comments CherryPie on Jun 28th 2013
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
It ain’t no use putting up your umbrella till it rains.
Alice Caldwell Rice
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 3rd 2010
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The Old Joint Stock
After my Trade Union business on Thursday I decided to stay in the city for an evening meal to save the bother of cooking when I got home. I ended up in The Old Joint Stock, a Fuller’s Ale and Pie House.
The grade two listed building, built in 1864 was originally a library before it [...]
24 Comments CherryPie on Jan 23rd 2010
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PhotoHunt – Balanced
Maybe it is stretching the point, but I can see lots of balance in this photograph. It was taken yesterday after my regional (trade union) committee meeting. I had hoped to take quite a few photographs in the city, but as you can see from this photo the light was failing and it [...]
46 Comments CherryPie on Jan 23rd 2010
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Floozy in the Jacuzzi
I had a brief meeting in the PCS Regional office this afternoon. We were discussing the latest newsletter, which by default and inaction (from the rest of the editorial team) was left to me to collect the latest articles.
I thought I was going to be taught how to produce/collate the newsletter. I was quite [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Jul 9th 2009
